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Also Known As Avcı
Born January 2, 1642 • Turkey
Died January 6, 1693 (aged 51) • Edirne • Turkey
Title / Office sultan (1648-1687), Ottoman Empire
Notable Family Members father İbrahim
Role In Jelālī Revolts

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Köprülü Mehmed Paşa
Ottoman grand vizier
Mehmed III
Ottoman sultan
Murad IV
Murad IV
Ottoman sultan
İbrahim
Ottoman sultan
Sultan Ahmed Cami
Ahmed I
Ottoman sultan
Mehmed I
Mehmed I
Ottoman sultan
Mehmed II
Ottoman sultan
Süleyman I
Süleyman the Magnificent
Ottoman sultan
Bayezid II
Ottoman sultan
Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa
Ottoman vizier
Mahmud II
Ottoman sultan
Kösem Sultan
Ottoman sultana
Abdülmecid I
Abdülmecid I
Ottoman sultan
Enver Paşa
Enver Paşa
Ottoman general
Selim III
Selim III
Ottoman sultan
Midhat Pasha
Midhat Pasha
Ottoman vizier
Abdülhamid II
Abdülhamid II
Ottoman sultan
Murad I
Murad I
Ottoman sultan
Murad II
Murad II
Ottoman sultan
Mehmed VI
Mehmed VI
Ottoman sultan

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